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UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE AL M, Joseph K. Rose, Chicago, 111.Application. June 28, 1946, Serial'No. 680,286

This invention relates to an album for holding phonograph records, andparticularly to a pocket structure for holding and visibly displaying anindex for the album.

Although the invention is described with par-' ticular reference to apocket which is bound into or secured to a phonograph record album forholding an index in display position its advantages may be utilized inother constructions. For

instance, the pocket structure may be used separately as a holder forpictures, menu cards, signs,

or any similar objects. Pockets of this type have generally been madewith a rectangular cardboard 7 Claims. I (01. 2s1-.-.-s 1) frame havinga central opening andcoveredwith some binding material such asleatherette. The frame is then secured to a backing. In the course oftime, the absorption of moisture by the cardboard and subsequent dryingout will cause the frame to buckle, warp and bend so that it will notremain flat against its backing support.

Pockets constructed in the manner above described are unsatisfactory foruse as index card holders for an album because the opening in the framemust be comparatively large to permit adequate viewing of the entireindex. This leaves relatively narrow frame members, and the warping ofthe frame would give the back of the album an unattractive appearanceand would prevent the pocket from holding the index securely.

in the binding material constitutes the sole means for maintaining theinner and outer walls of the frame structure for the outer wall of apocket which, although limited in size of its members,

is mechanically strong and rigid and will not change its shape orposition relative to its back- It is a further pocket that may be easilyand economically bound into ,an album in a neat, attractive manner. Itis a further object of my invention to provide a' pocket structurehaving a display opening inone wall with transparent material coveringthe display opening and stitched to the wall adjacent said opening;Other objects of my inventionwill become apparent-upon reading thefollowing description, taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings; in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an album illustrating one embodimentof my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a rigid rectangular frame constitutingan essential feature of my improved pocket structure;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary'view of the upper portion of theback of the album, with the corner cut away to facilitate illustrationof the structure;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of a slightly modifiedform of the album;

Figure 5 is a'fragmentary cross sectional view of another modification;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of another form ofpocket structure;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view'of an album havingtransparent covering material stitched to the pocket structure; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper portion ofanother modification having transparent covering material stitched tothe pocket structure.

In Figures 1, 2 and 3 the reference numeral 2 indicates a pocketstructure which constitutes the back of th album. The pocket structureincludes bottom wall 5, and sidewalls 6 and 1 with a large openingtherebetween. If desired, the frame may be provided with intermediatetransverse bars to provide a plurality of vertically aligned smalleropenings, as indicated in Figure '7, instead of a single large opening.

' cated at H.

Referring specifically to Figure 3, the pocket structure includes aninner wall 8 of cardboard or similar material and a spacer strip 9 whichmay be fabric; fiber, cardboard or any suitable material. The spacerstrip 9 has one edge folded over and adhered to the rear surface of theinner wall, as indicated at ill. The other edge'of the spacer strip isfolded over and adhered to the front surface of the rectangular frame 3,as indi- The spacer strip also serves as" a reinforcement for the,pocket structure and provides a smooth edgersurface inside the pocketwhich acts as a guide for an index card l2 and. its transparentprotector strip I 3 to facilitate their insertion into the pocket.

A sheet of binding material M, which may be strip 9. The bindingmaterial has an opening smaller than the opening in the frame and isslit at the four corners to form flaps which are folded inwardly aroundthe edge of the spacer strip 9 and the frame 3 and then adhered to therear surface of each wall of the rectangular frame, as indicated at l5,Figure 3. The top edge of the binding material is also provided with aflap that is folded around the top edge of the wall 4 and adhered to itsrear surface, as indicated at It. Similar binding material I! is adheredto both sides of the top edge of the inner wall 8 to provide a neatlybound appearance for every exposed portion of the pocket structure.

The binding material I4 extends beyond the rear of the spacer strip 9 ateach side'iofthe pocket and is adhered to the outer. surfaces of a Thetop' edge 'of the binding material is folded over the top' "edge of pairof covers I8 and IS.

the covers and adhered to the inner surface, as

- indicated at 23'. A sheet of any suitable lining material 2| isadhered'to theinner surface of .ithe'icover l8 and covers the edge ofthe binding material. The forward edge of the lining material is adheredto the rear surface of the spacer strip '9 and the rear surface of theinner wall 8,

as indicated at 22. A similar sheet of lining material 23 is adhered tothe cover I9. Each sheet of lininglmaterial cooperates with the bindingmaterial to hinge the covers l8 and (9 to the pocket structure 2.

' -;.Any conventional record holding means may be secured to the innerwall 8 of the pocket 2 I which, as will be seen from Figure 3,constitutes the back of the album. In Figure -3 the record v-holdingmeans comprises a plurality of record holding envelopes 24, aperturedadjacent one edge, as indicated at 25, and impaled on arch members 26mounted on a base plate 27.

base plate is preferably secured to the inner The wall 3 of the pocket 2by rivets 28 or similar fastening means. The riveting of the base plate2'! to the inner wall clinches the edges of the lining material and thespacer strip therebetween.

; card and a protector strip.

In Figure 4 the rectangular frame 29 is slightly curved, instead offlat, to conform to the curvature of the strip 39, of wood or any othersuitable material, which forms the inner wall of the pocket 3|. In thisembodiment no reinforcing -spacer strip, such as the spacer 3 inFigure3, isillustrated, but it will be understood that such a spacer can beused in anyof the embodiments.

: The binding material 32 is first adhered to the outer surface of theframe 29 and the flaps are then extended inwardly and adhered to theinner surface of the frame. The edges 33 of the flaps are then foldedaround the edge of the back 30,

which has been positioned a predetermined distance from. the inside ofthe frame 23, as indicated at 34, and adhered to the inner surface ofthe back. The binding material 32 may then be adhered to the covers 35and 36 in the same manner as in Figure 3. I

The record holding. means disclosed in Figure The inner and outer wallsof the 4 velopes 3T separated by cardboard separator strips 38. Theenvelopes and separator strips are secured together by glue and staples,or by any other suitable fastening means. The rounded back 30 is securedto the record holding assembly by means of nails 39 or similar fasteningmeans. The nailing of the rounded back 30 to the record holding assemblyserves to clinch the edges 33 of the binding material therebetween. Asheet 4!! of lining material is adhered to the inside surface of thecover and its forlar 'frame- 45, similar to the frame 3, and a cardboardback 46.- has an opening in its front registering with the A sheet ofbinding material 41 opening in the frame 45 and is slit to form flapswhich may be folded around the walls of the frame. The binding material47 is adhered to the front surface of the frame 45 and the flaps areadhered to the rear surface of each wall, as indicated at 48. The edgesof the binding material are then adhered to the rearsurface of thecardboard back 46, as indicated at 49. A sheet 50 of clear plastic orother transparent material is adhered to the flaps 48 to form apermanent protection for the index card which may 35'.

be inserted between the sheet 56 and the cardboard back 45.

The record holding means in Figure 5 is sub- .stantially the same asthat disclosed in Figure 4 a cardboard or wood back 54 having a sheet 55of binding material adhered to its back surface, as indicated at 56. Thebinding material has sufficient slack at front to provide space for anindex card and protector strip. The front is provided with a series ofvertically aligned openings separated by transverse strips 51' integralwith the binding material. If the strip 54 is made of wood the bindingmaterial may be tacked to its edges by tacks 58 to provide addedsecurity. Finger notches 59 and 60 may be provided in the cardboard backand the binding material to facilitate removal of the index card. Thepocket structure 53 may be nailed, riveted or glued to the back of anysuitable record holding assembly or to the back of an album.

In Figure 7 a comparatively heavy sheet 6| of binding material isprovided with vertically I aligned openings separated by transversestrips 62 integral with the binding material. The sheet ofbindingmaterial is stitched, stapled or eyeletted to a sheet 63 of clearplastic, as indicated at 64. If desired, the transverse strips 62 mayalso be stitched or glued to the clear plastic.

Lifis..9 l i whee r m re .h d ee e -.1 .55 and 65in h m n e as in i eThe pocket is provided with a cardboard back 61 similar to the cardboardback 8 shown in Figure 3. Sheets of lining material 68 and B9 are adhered to the inside surfaces of the covers and the rear surface of thecardboard back just as in the embodiment of Figure 3. -The bindingmaterial 6| serves as the spacer to maintain the proper distance betweenthe cardboard back and the clear plastic 63.

The embodiment illustrated in Figure 8 is similar to Figure 7 exceptthat the front edge of the binding material is folded over to provide adouble thickness where it is stitched, as indicated at H. A singleopening is shown, but it is obvious that either variation may have asingle opening or the plurality of smaller openings shown in Figure 7.The structure of Figure 8 is used instead of the single thickness ofbinding material at the point of stitching when the binding material isof cheaper grade.

Although I have described several embodiments of my invention inconsiderable detail it will be understood that the description isintended to be illustrative, rather than restrictive, as many detailsmay be modified or changed without departing from the spirit or scope ofmy invention. Accordingly, I do not desire to be restricted to the exactstructure described, except as limited by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an album, a back, a pair of covers, a pocket structure comprisinga rigid rectangular frame spaced from said back, and binding materialcovering the rear surfaces of all four walls of said rectangular frame,said binding material being extending from two of said walls and adheredto said covers, the space between one wall of said rectangular frame andsaid back being open.

2. An album comprising a back, a pair of covers and a pocket structurecomprising a rigid rectangular frame spaced from said back and having arelatively large central opening therein, a sheet of binding materialadhered to the rear surface of said frame, said binding materialextending from both side walls of said frame and adhered to said covers.

3. In an album, a pair of covers, a back member, a rigid frame having acentral opening therein, and a sheet of binding material having flapswrapped around each wall of said frame, said binding material extendingfrom the side walls of said rigid frame and being secured to saidcovers.

4. In an album, a pair of covers, and a pocket structure comprising aninner wall and an outer wall spaced therefrom, said outer wall beingformed of a sheet of binding material which extends beyond said innerwall and is adhered to said covers, said binding material forming aclosure on three sides of said pocket structure.

5. In an album, a pair of covers, a pocket structure comprising an innerwall and an outer wall spaced therefrom, said outer Wall being formed ofa sheet of binding material which extends beyond said inner wall and isadhered to said covers,

said binding material forming a closure on three sides of said pocketstructure, said outer wall having an opening therein, the edges of saidbinding material adjacent said opening being folded to provide a wall ofdouble thickness, and a sheet of transparent material covering saidopening and secured to said'wall of double thickness.

6. In an album, a pair of covers, a record holding assembly, a roundedback secured to said assembly, a rigid frame conforming to the curvatureof said back, and a sheet of binding material completely enclosing saidframe and maintaining it in predetermined spaced relationship to saidrounded back, portions of said binding material extending from saidframe and adhered to said covers, and other portions of said bindingmaterial extending from said frame being clinched between the rearsurface of said rounded back and said record holding assembly.

7. In an album, a pair of covers, a pocket structure comprising a rigidframe, a back and a spacer holding said frame and said back inpredetermined spaced relationship, a sheet of binding material adheredto said frame, the adjacent portion of said spacer and the outsidesurface of said covers, and lining material secured to the rear surfaceof said back, the adjacent portion of said spacer and the insidesurfaces of said covers.

JOSEPH K. ROSE.

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